100 Must-Have Italian Opera Highlights – Various Artists

1

The Barber of Seville: Overture

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra & Gioacchino Rossini

7:49

2

Nabucco, Act III: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - "Va pensiero"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

5:20

3

Rigoletto, Act III: Duca's Aria - "La donna e mobile"

Giuseppe Verdi, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Denes Gyulas

2:15

4

Turandot, Act III: Calaf's Aria - "Nessun dorma"

Giacomo Puccini, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Janos Nagy

3:07

5

Gianni Schicchi: Lauretta's Aria - "O mio babbino caro"

Ilona Tokody, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

2:39

6

William Tell, Act III: Soldier's Dance

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Gioacchino Rossini

5:17

7

Cavalleria Rusticana: V. Easter Chorus - "Regina Coeli"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Pietro Mascagni

8:07

8

Tosca, Act III: Cavaradossi's Aria - "E lucevan le stelle"

Giacomo Puccini, Bukarest State Opera Orchestra & Ludovic Spiess

3:28

9

L'Elisir d'Amore, Act II: Nemorino's Aria - "Una furtiva lagrima"

Gaetano Donizetti, Hungarian Opera Orchestra & Denes Gulyas

5:01

10

Il Trovatore, Act II: Gypsy Chorus - "Vedi! Le fosche notturne"

Giuseppe Verdi, Bulgarian National Opera Orchestra & Bulgarian National Opera Chorus

3:14

11

Norma, Act I: Norma's Aria - "Casta diva"

Vincenzo Bellini, Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Zvetelina Vasileva & Bulgarian National Choir

7:07

12

I Pagliacci, Act I, Scene I: Scene and Chorus of the Bells - "I zampognari!"

Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

4:52

13

La Traviata, Act I: Preludio

Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

3:47

14

Aida, Act I: Aida's Aria - "Ritorna vincitor"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Anna Tomowa-Sintow

7:44

15

Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act II: No. 15 "Thunderstorm Music"

Gioacchino Rossini & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

3:17

16

I Puritani, Act II: Giorgio's Aria - "Cinta di fiori"

Vincenzo Bellini, Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Michele Pertusi & Bulgarian National Choir

5:23

17

La Bohéme, Act II: Musette Waltz - "Quando me'n vo" (Instrumental Version)

Giacomo Puccini & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

6:57

18

Rigoletto, Act I: Gilda's Aria - "Caro nome"

Giuseppe Verdi, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Daniela Lojarro

1:44

19

La forza del destino, Act III: Chorus - "Rataplan, rataplan"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Sofia National Opera Chorus

3:11

20

La Gioconda, Act II: Enzo's Aria - "Cielo e mar"

Janos B. Nagy, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Amilcare Ponchielli

4:28

21

Lucia di Lammermoor, Act II: Choir of the Guests - "Per te d'immenso giubilo"

Gaetano Donizetti, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

4:01

22

La Traviata, Act I: Violetta's Aria - "E strano! E strano!"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Anna Tomowa-Sintow

7:33

23

Tosca, Act I: Cavaradossi's Scene & Aria - "Recondita armonia"

Giacomo Puccini, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Janos B. Nagy

5:17

24

Norma, Act II: Chorus - "Non parti?"

Vincenzo Bellini, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

5:37

25

I Vespri Siciliani, Act V: Elena's Siciliana - "Mercè, dilette amiche"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Vetka Petkova

3:51

26

La Bohème, Act I: Rodolfo's Aria - "Che gelida manina"

Giacomo Puccini, Rumanian Opera Orchestra & Ludovic Spiess

4:53

27

La Gioconda, Act III: Dance of the Hours

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Amilcare Ponchielli

9:37

28

La forza del destino, Act II: Scene at the Monastery - "Il santo nome di dio"

Giuseppe Verdi, Bavarian State Opera Orchestra, Julia Varady & Manfred Schenk

10:53

29

Suor Angelica: Angelica's Aria - "Senza mamma"

Giacomo Puccini, Hungarian Opera Orchestra & Ilona Tokody

4:43

30

Aida, Act II: Ballet of the Slaves

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

1:43

31

Don Pasquale, Act II: Duet - "Cheti, cheti immantinente"

Gaetano Donizetti, Savaria Symphony Orchestra, József Gregor & Istvan Gáti

6:42

32

The Thieving Magpie, Act I: Overture

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra & Gioacchino Rossini

10:45

33

Un ballo in maschera, Act III: Oscar's Song - "Saper vorreste"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Elizabeth Carter

2:01

34

I Puritani, Act I: Arturo's Aria - "A te o cara"

Vincenzo Bellini, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra & Giuseppe Sabbatini

3:48

35

Manon Lescaut, Act III: Intermezzo

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

5:01

36

Don Carlos, Act II: Chorus - "Sotto ai folti, immensi abeti"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

4:16

37

Macbeth, Act IV: Aria of Macduff - "O figli, o figli miei"

Giuseppe Verdi, Budapest Symphony Orchestra & Peter Kelen

3:39

38

Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Choir of the Guests - "D'immenso giubilo s'innalzi un grido"

Gaetano Donizetti, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

1:59

39

La Bohème, Act I: Mimi's Aria - "Si, mi chiamano mimi"

Giacomo Puccini, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Ilona Tokody

4:40

40

Don Carlos, Act II: Duet Rodrigo & Carlo - "È Lui! Desso! IIinfante"

Albert Miklos, Sandor Sólyóm-Nagy, Hungarian State Opera Chorus & Giuseppe Verdi

7:58

41

Don Pasquale, Act II: Norina's Aria - "Quel guardo il cavaliere"

Gaetano Donizetti, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Magda Kalmar

6:22

42

The Sicilian Vespers, Act I: Overture

Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

8:45

43

Manon Lescaut, Act I: Des Grieux's Aria - "Donna Non Vidi Mai"

Janos B. Nagy, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

2:28

44

La Gioconda, Act IV: Gioconda's Aria - "Suicido!"

Gena Dimitrova, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra & Amilcare Ponchielli

4:11

45

Macbeth, Act IV: Chorus of the Scottish Refugees - "Patria oppressa!"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

6:27

46

Aida, Act I: Radames' Romance - "Celeste Aida"

Jozsef Simandy, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

5:16

47

The Silken Ladder: Overture

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra & Gioacchino Rossini

6:31

48

La Forza del Destino, Act IV: Leonora's Aria - "Pace, Pace, Mio Dio"

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

5:46

49

Rigoletto, Act I, Scene II: Chorus - "Zitti, zitti, moviamo a vendetta"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Sofia National Opera Chorus

7:22

50

Madama Butterfly, Act II: Butterfly's Aria - "Un bel di vedremo"

Giacomo Puccini, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Anna Tomowa-Sintow

4:30

51

Don Pasquale, Act II: Ernesto's Aria - "Povero Ernesto!"

Denes Gyulas, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Gaetano Donizetti

6:11

52

Tosca, Act I: Tre sbirri, una carrozza - "Te Deum"

Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

4:58

53

Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Lucia's Mad Scene - "Se Dolce Suoni"

Sylvia Sass, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Gaetano Donizetti

14:41

54

La Traviata, Act II: Chorus of the Gypsy Girls - "Noi siamo zingarelle"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

2:57

55

La Traviata, Act II: Chorus of the Matadors - "Di Madride noi siam mattadori"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

3:20

56

La Wally, Act I: Wally's Aria - "Ebben, ne andro lontana"

Alfredo Catalani, Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra & Julia Winer-Chenisheva

3:40

57

Norma, Act II, Scene III: "Squilla il bronzo del Dio"

Vincenzo Bellini, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

3:00

58

Un Ballo in Maschera, Act I: Riccardo's Song - "Di' tu se fedele"

Giuseppe Verdi, Romanian Opera Orchestra, Ludovic Spiess & Romanian Opera Chorus

3:12

59

Otello, Act IV: Desdemona's Prayer - "Mia aadre aveva una povera ancella - Ave Maria"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Anna Tomowa-Sintow

13:23

60

Sister Angelica, Act I: Intermezzo

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

3:57

61

L'Elisir d'Amore, Act I: Dulcamara's Aria - "Udite, o rustici"

Gaetano Donizetti, Hungarian Opera Orchestra, József Gregor & Hungarian Opera Chorus

6:37

62

I Capuleti e i Montecchi: Overture

Vincenzo Bellini & Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra

5:16

63

Il Trovatore, Act II: Azucena's Aria - "Stride la vampa"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Irina Tschistiakova

2:32

64

Macbeth, Act I: Coro d'introduzione - Chorus of the Witches - "Che faceste"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

3:33

65

Manon Lescaut, Act IV: Manon's Aria - "Sola, perduta, abbandonata"

Giacomo Puccini, Romanian Opera Orchestra & Virginia Zeani

4:55

66

I Puritani, Act II: Chorus - "Ah dolor! Ah terror"

Vincenzo Bellini, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

5:50

67

L'italiana in Algeri, Act I: Overture

Gioacchino Rossini & Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra

9:07

68

Tosca, Act II: Tosca's Aria - "Vissi d'arte"

Giacomo Puccini, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra & Gena Dimitrova

3:19

69

I Lombardi, Act III: Chorus - "Gerusalem! ...Gerusalem!"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

5:14

70

Don Carlos, Act IV: Eboli's Aria - "O don fatale, o don crudel"

Giuseppe Verdi, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Margrit Ercse

4:10

71

Madama Butterfly, Act II: Humming Chorus

Sofia National Opera Chorus, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Giacomo Puccini

3:12

72

Cavalleria Rusticana, Act II: Intermezzo sinfonico

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Pietro Mascagni

3:34

73

La Traviata, Act I: Brindisi - "Libiamo ne' lieti calici"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Roumyana Bareva & Sofia National Opera Chorus

3:09

74

Aida, Act II: Chorus of the Slave Girls - "Chi mai fra gl'immi e i plausi"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

5:23

75

Il Trovatore, Act III: Manrico's Stretta - "Di quella pira"

Giuseppe Verdi, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Jozsef Simandy

2:30

76

Mefistofele, Act IV: Mefistofele's Scene - "Ecco La Notte del Classico Sabbato"

Nicola Ghiuselev, Kaloudi Kaloudov, Sofia National Opera Chorus & Sofia National Opera Orchestra

2:27

77

La Bohème, Act I: Love Duet Rodolfo & Mimi - "O soave fanciulla"

Giacomo Puccini, Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Simeon Simonov & Lyudmilla Hadjieva

3:52

78

Don Pasquale, Act III: Chorus of the Servants - "Che interminabile andirivieni"

Gaetano Donizetti, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

4:03

79

Un Ballo in Maschera, Act I: Renato's Aria - "Alla vita che t'arride"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Roberto Servile

2:47

80

Macbeth, Act II: Aria of Lady Macbeth - "La luce langue"

Giuseppe Verdi, Budapest Symphony Orchestra & Sylvia Sass

3:46

81

Il Trovatore, Act III: Coro d'Introduzione - "Or co'dadi, ma fra poco"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia National Opera Orchestra & Sofia National Opera Chorus

5:02

82

Wilhelm Tell, Act I: I. Overture

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra & Gioacchino Rossini

12:54

83

Lucia di Lammermoor, Act III: Edgardo's Aria - "Tombe degli' avi miei - Fra poco a me ricovero"

Gaetano Donizetti, Hungarian Opera Orchestra & Denes Gulyas

6:56

84

I Capuleti E I Montecchi, Act I: Duet Julia & Romeo - "O mia Giuletta"

Vincenzo Bellini, Hungarian Opera Orchestra, Ilona Tokody & Klara Takacs

14:27

85

Don Carlos, Act IV: Filippo's Aria - "Ella giammai m'amò!"

Giuseppe Verdi, Bucarest State Opera Orchestra & Nicola Rossi-Lemeni

9:15

86

Ernani, Act I: Chorus - "Evviva - Beviam!"

Bulgarian National Choir, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

6:51

87

Cavalleria Rusticana, Act I: Chorus of the Villagers - "Gli aranzi olezzano"

Pietro Mascagni, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

8:10

88

Attila, Prologue: Duet Attila & Ezio - "Tardo per gli anni"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Nicola Ghiuselev

5:48

89

I Lombardi, Act I: Giselda's Prayer - "Te, Vergin Santa, invoco - Salve, Maria"

Giuseppe Verdi, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Sylvia Sass

3:39

90

Otello, Act II: Jago's Aria - "Credo in un Dio crudel"

Giuseppe Verdi, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra & Lajos Miller

4:54

91

Don Carlos, Act III: Gran Finale - "Spuntato ecco il di d'esultanza"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

8:29

92

La Boheme, Act III: Mimi's Aria - "Addio...D'onde lieta usci"

Giacomo Puccini, Rumanian State Opera Orchestra & Virginia Zeani

3:19

93

La Cenerentola, Act I: Magnifico's Aria - "Miei rampolli femminini"

Gioacchino Rossini, Savaria Symphony Orchestra & Jozsef Gregor

5:47

94

I Pagliacci, Act II: Intermezzo

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Ruggiero Leoncavallo

3:18

95

Turandot, Act I: Chorus - "Gira la cote"

Giacomo Puccini, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

12:56

96

Cavalleria Rusticana: Santuzza's Romance - "Voi lo sapete"

Pietro Mascagni & Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra

3:56

97

Aroldo: Overture

Sofia Symphony Orchestra & Giuseppe Verdi

9:35

98

The Barber of Sevile, Act I: Figaro's Aria - "Largo al factotum"

Gioacchino Rossini, Hungarian Opera Orchestra & György Melis

5:07

99

La Gioconda, Act II: Duet Gioconda & Laura - "L'amo come fulgor del creato"

Amilcare Ponchielli, Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Ilona Tokody & Klara Takacs

4:07

100

Aida, Act II: Triumphal March and Chorus - "Gloria all'Egitto"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

12:53